Planning application
Land North West Of 20-26 Duchy Close Consett DH8 5YT
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Erection of 71 dwellings with associated access, landscaping, open space and engineering works
As published by the council, reference DM/26/01071/FPA
Application record
- Reference
- DM/26/01071/FPA
- Type
- Full Planning Application
- Status
- Pending Consideration
- Received
- 28 Apr 2026
- Validated
- 28 Apr 2026
- Ward
- Delves Lane
- Parish
- No Parish
- Decision by
- Committee
- Postcode
- DH8 5YT
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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28 Apr 2026
Received by County Durham
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20 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 23 June 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
County Durham took a median of 55 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Lichfields Agent, registered in Newbury
Active · incorporated 2006 · Newbury
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
209 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
This application is with County Durham for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year County Durham decided full applications in a median of 66 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About full applications
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